Is Naia a boy or girl name?

Naia is a girl’s name. Of the 2,228 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Naia

Recorded 1982–2025 · United States

Naia was most popular in 2023, when 143 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,802 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,916, with 133 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,228 people named Naia.

Naia over time

Births per year. The dot marks Naia’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Naia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Naia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,228 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Naia

Where Naia is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org